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And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. (KJV)

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וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 1

הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehthere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 2

שָׁ֣בָהSha.vahshe has returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 3

יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.Tekhsister-in-law your

Lemma: יְבֵ֫מֶת (ye.ve.met) · Strong's: H2994

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sister-in-law

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2994; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 4

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 5

עַמָּ֖הּ'a.Mahpeople her

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 6

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 7

אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.hagods her

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 8

שׁ֖וּבִיShu.vigo back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 9

אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.Reiafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 10

יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ\׃ye.vim.Tekhsister-in-law your

Lemma: יְבֵ֫מֶת (ye.ve.met) · Strong's: H2994

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sister-in-law

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2994; TAHOT Ruth 1:15 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Look	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
said Naomi	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
your sister-in-law	→	יְבֵ֫מֶת H2994 sister-in-law
has gone back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
her people	→	עַם H5971A people
and	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
her gods	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430J God
follow	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
[her] back home	→	אַחַר H0310A after
. . .	→	יְבֵ֫מֶת H2994 sister-in-law

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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